Space Headlines

After a medical evacuation from space, NASA's Crew-11 returns to Earth a month early
Thu Jan 15 3:42 am
Four people from NASA's Crew-11 mission splashed down off San Diego, successfully completing five months aboard the International Space Station. The trip was cut short due to a medical issue.
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NASA's Crew-11 heads home from space, a month early
Wed Jan 14 5:52 pm
The four members of NASA's Crew-11 mission are heading home from the International Space Station. Their journey is ending a month early due to an astronaut with a "serious medical condition."
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NASA set to bring astronaut (and the rest of Crew-11) home early for medical reasons
Wed Jan 14 5:00 am
In an unprecedented move, NASA is bringing an astronaut crew home early from the International Space Station because one astronaut has an undisclosed medical condition.
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NASA ends mission at the space station a month early due to 'medical situation'
Fri Jan 09 6:52 am
NASA is ending its Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station a month early. The agency announced one of the four crew members has a "serious medical condition" and needs to return to Earth.
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A 'medical situation' is forcing NASA to end mission at the space station a month early
Thu Jan 08 4:09 pm
NASA says a crew member on the International Space Station is unwell. The agency canceled a planned spacewalk for Thursday and is taking the rare step of ending the Crew-11 mission early.
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Goddard Space Flight Center staff says library's closure degrades NASA's mission
Tue Jan 06 4:47 am
The library at Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland is closing after a number of disruptions and reductions by the Trump administration. Staff members say it's degrading NASA's mission.
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What Stranger Things gets right about wormholes
Wed Dec 31 7:03 pm
The final episode of fifth season of the Netflix series Stranger Things is out this week, and the concept of a wormhole figures largely into it. While the show is a work of fiction, theoretical wormholes have making appearances for decades not only in science fiction but in actual science.
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What to know about Jared Isaacman, the billionaire private astronaut leading NASA
Thu Dec 18 2:04 pm
Trump withdrew Isaacman's nomination in May, citing the billionaire's donations to Democrats and ties to Elon Musk. He was renominated last month and confirmed by a 67-30 Senate vote on Wednesday.
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Skywatchers rejoice: The Geminids meteor shower peaks tonight
Sat Dec 13 3:14 pm
The Geminids meteor shower appears every December, but it will peak this year on Saturday, the 13th.
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Scientists have calculated just how much faster clocks tick on Mars
Tue Dec 09 4:05 pm
Clocks tick faster on Mars than they do on Earth, in part because Mars experiences less gravitational pull from the Sun. Now scientists have calculated just how much faster -- 477 microseconds, on average.
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